Protection of Women’s Cultural and Economic Rights (POWER) project

Funding Agency/Donor: Luthran World Federation /Finn Church Aid/Women’s Bank Finland

Total Approved Budget NPR

2014: 12,626,558
2015: 13,283,749
2016: 7,174,291

Budget Performance NPR

2014: 12,626,558
2015: 13,283,749
2016: 7,174,291

Background

SOLVE-Nepal with the financial assistance from Lutheran World Federation Nepal (LWF Nepal) implemented Promotion of Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (POWER) Project in eight VDCs of Lalitpur District namely Ashrang, Pyutar, Malta, Bhattedanda, Devichour, Ghusel, Bhardeu and Chaughare of south Lalitpur district since January 2014. The objective of the project was to Develop and strengthen women-led local institutions for promoting economic, social and cultural rights of poor and marginalized women communities in Lalitpur. There are three specific results set for this project. They are as following:

Increased women’s access to and control over land and capital
Increased income through employment opportunities for women and girls and;
Improved women’s economic, social and cultural rights through enhancement of capacities of local government bodies and community organizations

Main Purpose

To develop and strengthen women-led local institutions for promoting economic, social and cultural rights of poor and marginalized women communities in Lalitpur.

Project Area

(Then-Devichaur VDC) Godavari Municipality-07, (Then-Ghusel, Bhattedanda, Malta, Pyutar and Ashrang VDCs) Bagmati Rural Municipality, (Then-Bhardeu, Chaughare VDCs) Konjyosom Rural Municipality,

Focus of project

Women’s Economic Empowerment, Cooperative Development, Community access to finance and Livelihood

Major activities

Methodology

Establish, Strengthen and Mobilization of Women Led Cooperative
Technical/vocational education to the most marginalized out of school youth girls
Income generation through Enterprise Development
Strengthen Local Government’s capacity to promote socio-cultural rights of women
Strengthen Citizen Awareness Centre (CAC) and Ward Citizen Forum (WCF)
Collaboration with local stakeholders be made and create so that women will lead local institutions like groups, cooperatives and actions for social transformation.

Collaborations

SOLVE-Nepal has been working closely with District and VDC level different concerned organizations. They are District Development Committee (DDC), District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), District Livestock Service Office (DLSO), Women and Children Development Office(WCDO), Division Cooperative Office, Lalitpur, Village Development Committee.

Achievements

2372 number of women in 8 cooperatives are regularly saving in cooperatives. Among them 36 Dalit, 1683 Janajati (ethnic) and 653 others are the members of Cooperative.
New women Cooperative from Malta and Pyutar have 462 number of women members regularly saving (218 in Malta and 244 in Pyutar)
The access of women cooperative and member in government resources has been increased.
97 Girls and women received vocational/technical trainings and started to earn around Nrs.5000 to Nrs.15000 monthly.
Through the technical input in agriculture development the cooperative member are heavily engaged in agriculture.
7 women from Ashrang, Bhattedanda, received services from Police Office-Chapagaun, Police Britta and women Cell-Jawalakhel to get justice against gender-based violence in their families and community.
512 members from Seven Cooperatives (Devichour, Ghusel, Bhattedanda, Bhardeu, Malta, Pyutar and Ashrang) had access of different resources from different government agencies.

Lesson Learnt

Women-led cooperative can play vital role in rural areas in social and economic development. Similarly, the cooperatives are the easy way to access finance for the poor women.
Technical Vocational education is a key way to empower poor and marginalized women and reduce inequality

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